By Monty Siekerman
Ada, like many small towns, once had a large, thriving lumber company.
In Ada it was first known as Root King Lumber, then King Lumber. It was located at the corner of Buckeye and Gilbert streets.
The Village of Ada now owns the property. The building is locally known as the Blue Building (blue siding has been applied) and is used for storage. The lumber yard area has been turned into a parking lot for the public and for the police vehicles and workers at the adjacent City Building.
By Monty Siekerman
No matter how much one experiences life, how many degrees one has, or how many Van Gogh’s one has seen, a fourth grader just might teach you something new about a subject...in this case art.
Brea Lyle has learned a little something about the zentangle method of art.
Here, she poses with her art teacher Kristie Steiner with her zentangle piece made from a marker and copy of a photograph of her.
Zentangle is described as relaxing, fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. She learned that from her elementary art teacher, Miss Steiner, now in her fourth year of teaching at Ada Schools.
Ada HS sophomore Nora Dellifield took second at the Hardin County meet in the
pole vault Tuesday. She continues to break her personal best records. (Cort Reynolds photo)
While agriculture is still one of the largest industries in Hancock County, many are now several generations removed from the farm.
How does our food get to the grocery store shelf or our dinner table?
Children ages 7-12 are invited to attend Farm Camp at the Hancock Historical Museum, June 26-29, 9 a.m.-noon daily, to explore our farming roots.
Sarah Sisser, museum director, said, "We’ll learn the science behind our soil and water, plant and tend a garden, learn the many different uses of herbs we can grow at home, prepare and enjoy basic farm-to-table cooking, meet some of the animals on the farm, and raise our own barn.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has named Michelle Stratton, RN, the BVHS Associate of the Year and has been nominated for the Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award, presented by the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA).
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada baseball team scored single runs in each of the final three innings to pull out a 3-2 win at Columbus Grove Thursday evening in their Northwest Conference season finale.
The Ada boys improved to 5-14 and 1-7 in the NWC with the comeback victory. Grove fell to 8-9 and 1-6 in league play with the defeat.
The win ended a 16-game NWC losing streak for Ada dating back to mid-May of 2016.
Ada sophomore Phllip Coulson hurled all seven innings, allowing just three hits and no earned runs. He struck out a season-high nine and walked only one to earn his third pitching victory this spring.
